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Title: Evans Avenue
Date: 1959-02-10, 1959-02-11
Description: After the 1959 tornado, with walls sliced away, homes in multiple-family dwellings in the 3800 block of Evans Avenue are revealed in cross section. The buildings were badly damaged, their contects largely intact.

Title: Lady Linda
Date: 1953-06-11
Description: M/V (Lady Linda) passing service base.

Title: Mail Automat
Date: 1962-11-14, 1962-11-15
Description: Another bygone activity at Union Station: Railway mail service. A new automatic mail-sack handling system which saves $1,000,000 a year, displaces 175 jobs and speeds up mail distribution from trains at St. Louis' Union Station was dedicated Wednesday. Photo above shows the mail coming down hoppers to be dumped into chutes leading to trains.

Title: National Elimination Balloon Races Held at Priesters Park
Date: 1914-07-11
Description: Panoramic photograph depicting six racing balloons still tethered to the ground at the center of the racing track at Priesters Park. Spectators can be seen in the stands to the right and left. The race was presented by the Aero Club of St. Louis.

Title: Letter from Zebulon Pike to Captain Daniel Bissell, June 11, 1806
Page From: info:fedora/umsl:39462
Date: 1806-06-11
Description: Letter from Zebulon Pike to Daniel Bissell in June of 1806 discussing military affairs and the maintaining of Pike's home.
Text: No 5 Bell Foutain. 11 June 1806. Dr. Sir Yours of the 28th June & 2� July was handed me by W. Nughz and shall be noticed in rotation, as in the first you are more than commonly complementary, but work me up after by the notice of my omission in not sending you a return of the Detachment but see here a plain tale will put you down. I was informed on my return, that all my Detachment
Show moreNo 5 Bell Foutain. 11 June 1806. Dr. Sir Yours of the 28th June & 2� July was handed me by W. Nughz and shall be noticed in rotation, as in the first you are more than commonly complementary, but work me up after by the notice of my omission in not sending you a return of the Detachment but see here a plain tale will put you down. I was informed on my return, that all my Detachment
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Title: Golden Eagle
Date: 1946-11-03
Description: GOLDEN EAGLE in mid-stream at New Orleans, La. Starting the return trip to St. Louis, Mo. November 3, 1946.

Title: Ozzie Smith
Date: 1984-05-11
Description: Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith takes a relay from pitcher Joaquin Andujar to force Padres pitcher Tim Lollar at second in the third inning Thursday.

Title: American Railroad Journal November 10, 1849
Date: 1849-11-10, 1849-11-10

Title: American Railroad Journal November 17, 1849
Date: 1849-11-17, 1849-11-17

Title: American Railroad Journal November 3, 1849
Date: 1849-11-03, 1849-11-03

Title: American Railroad Journal November 24, 1849
Date: 1849-11-24, 1849-11-24

Title: Sp-Am War I
Date: 1949-11-06
Description: Long rated as one of the state's crack National Guard units, Light Battery A had its banner hanging from a tree to mark its camp ground and to guide visitors about the company's section in CampStephens.

Title: Beer Gardens
Date: 1976-09-11, 1976-09-11
Description: Mrs. Anne Noenning, far right, Ralph Fassel, far left, and friends raise their beer glasses in a toast at the Bavarian Inn Beer Garden.

Title: Beer Gardens
Date: 1976-09-11, 1976-09-11
Description: Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Bles perform a fancy version of the polka on the dance floor at the Bavarian Inn Beer Garden.

Title: Beer Gardens Band
Date: 1976-09-11, 1976-09-11
Description: Lou Nuspl, far left, leads the "Polka Toppers" band in an old-time tune for the dancers.

Title: Camp Stephens in Jefferson Barracks
Date: 1949-11-06, 1949-11-06
Description: Leveling rifles for Boehl's camera is a company of the Seventh Regiment, U.S. Volunteers, a unit authorized by Congress. Idea was to enlist recruits in Missouri and southern states where yellow fever had been severe. Theory was they were immune to disease, which was claiming more lives than guns. The 7th was recruited among Negroes in Missouri and neighboring states for what might very well have turned out to be a deadly assignment, five years prior to Dr. Walter Reed's discovery of the yellow fever cycle.

Title: County Grand Jury Inspect Barracks Housing Project
Date: 1956-04-11
Description: Propane Tanks Learning Against Building Cited as Hazard.

Title: Jefferson Barracks - Land Division Map
Date: 1958-11-23, 1958-11-23
Description: Two original captions: "This map of Jefferson Barracks shows how the land is being divided there. The proposed new housing is near the west gate; the old barracks used for housing now, which will be demolished, are north of this. The 232 acres (No. 2 on map) requested by the county to add to its 147-acre park (No. 1 on map) is west of the present park." "NB: Area outlined in red now being sought

Title: Sp-Am War I (11)
Date: 1949-11-06
Description: Camp Stephens, Jefferson Barracks, showing some of the youngladies and gentlesmen of St. Louis visiting with their friends who have gone into camp for the Spanish-American War.

Title: Jefferson Barracks - Modern Doughboys
Date: 1938-05-04, 1938-11-11
Description: "Modern Doughboys: In the midst of past and present entanglements, American doughboys keep in trim, forming the bulwark of American defense in a time of peace. These soldiers are part of the Sixth Infantry at Jefferson Barracks."

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